Spring Rankings Look-In: 2023 Centers

<!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"small"} --> <p class="has-small-font-size"><em>The featured image is of [player_tooltip player_id='300069' first='Victoria' last='Detraz'] (2023) of Morgan Township High School.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last Monday we released the Spring rankings update for the Class of 2023. We have also changed formats to make rankings more exclusive, therefore at this time we are ranking just 125 total players in the Class of 2023, with the rest being placed on a watchlist of 125 players. This is the last list to be released for the Class of 2023 before they head off to college. In the meantime, I wanted to take this time to circle back and address all of the listed prospects, position by position. Below is a look at 21 center prospects who make up 8.4% of the rankings this time around, with analysis on a handful to "keep an eye on" detailed at the bottom.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong><font size="+1">Rk.</font></strong></td><td><strong><font size="+1">Name</font></strong></td><td><strong><font size="+1">Pos.</font></strong></td><td><strong><font size="+1">Ht.</font></strong></td><td><strong><font size="+1">H.S.</font></strong></td><td><strong><font size="+1">College</font></strong></td></tr><tr><td>1.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='203653' first='Cristen' last='Carter']</td><td>C</td><td>6-3</td><td>Ben Davis</td><td>Miami-OH</td></tr><tr><td>2.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='127234' first='Ashlee' last='Schram']</td><td>C</td><td>6-3</td><td>Tipton</td><td>IU-South Bend</td></tr><tr><td>3.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='410034' first='Brooklyn' last='McLemore']</td><td>C</td><td>6-2</td><td>Fort Wayne Northrop</td><td>Findlay</td></tr><tr><td>4.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='460825' first='Liliana' last='Sirko']</td><td>C</td><td>6-2</td><td>La Lumiere Prep</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='127235' first='Brooklyn' last='Smitherman']</td><td>C</td><td>6-4</td><td>Noblesville</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='59783' first='Skyla' last='Tomasek']</td><td>C</td><td>6-2</td><td>Norwell</td><td>Rochester</td></tr><tr><td>7.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='241186' first='Campbell' last='Moore']</td><td>C</td><td>6-2</td><td>West Lafayette Harrison</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='178241' first='Bailey' last='Parham']</td><td>C</td><td>6-0</td><td>Tri</td><td>Illinois-Springfield</td></tr><tr><td>9.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='372348' first='Jordyn' last='Coleman']</td><td>C</td><td>6-0</td><td>Zionsville</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='127213' first='Shabrea' last='O'Quinn']</td><td>C</td><td>6-1</td><td>Fort Wayne Wayne</td><td>Ancilla</td></tr><tr><td>11.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='178239' first='Leah' last='Bachmann']</td><td>C</td><td>6-0</td><td>Columbus East</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='59752' first='Kendall' last='Hale']</td><td>C</td><td>6-2</td><td>Cannelton</td><td>Wabash Valley</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='460843' first='Ryleigh' last='Anderson']</td><td>C</td><td>6-0</td><td>Paoli</td><td>St. Mary-of-the-Woods</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='59731' first='Kendal' last='Bolen']</td><td>C</td><td>6-3</td><td>Cathedral</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='300069' first='Victoria' last='Detraz']</td><td>C</td><td>6-0</td><td>Morgan Township</td><td>Anderson</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='574565' first='Sidney' last='Elijah']</td><td>C</td><td>6-0</td><td>Hebron</td><td>Calumet College of St. Joseph</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='460838' first='Akaoma' last='Odeluga']</td><td>C</td><td>5-11</td><td>Munster</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='460840' first='Maeve' last='Perry']</td><td>C</td><td>6-2</td><td>Brebeuf Jesuit</td><td>Denison</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='638097' first='Morgan' last='Sonner']</td><td>C</td><td>6-0</td><td>Lanesville</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='331769' first='Kendal' last='Taylor']</td><td>C</td><td>6-2</td><td>Concord</td><td>IU-South Bend</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='127238' first='Mackenzie' last='Thomas']</td><td>C</td><td>6-1</td><td>Carmel</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><font size="+2">STILL AVAILABLE:</font></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>To the best of our knowledge, below are five prospects who remain available and who stood out at times throughout the Winter. If any of these prospects are already committed or at least know where they are planning to attend, even if they aren't playing, please feel free to drop us a message through the Twitter messenger. Thanks!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["127235"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"After a much-improved Junior year, in which it looked like Brooklyn was starting to turn the corner in terms of approaching her ceiling, she unfortunately missed the 2022-2023 campaign injured. She has great height, length, and wiry strength. 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